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G. M. WRIGHT. FURRING FOR METALLIC LATHING.

No. 550,669. Patented Dec. 3, 1895.

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FURRING FOR METALLIC LATHING.

no. 550,669, dated December 3, 1895.

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SPECIFICATION'fOrming part of Letters Patent Application filed July 23, 1891 Serial No. 400,518.

of a staple D, inclosing the stiffening-wires and driven into the studding.

The crown of the supporting-staple B, instead of being concave, as shown in Figs. and 2, may have a flat depression in its center with upwardly projecting corners B in order to receive and prevent the lateral displacement of a stiffening-wire consisting of a flat metallic ribbon E, Fig. 4.

A series of supporting-staples B in alignment with each other are driven into the face of the studding A a short distance and a stiffening-wire G is then drawn over the row of supporting-staples and fastened To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. VVRIGHT,

a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vorcester, in the county of Worcester and 5 State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and usetul Improvement in Furring for Me tallic Lathing, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a section of metallic or wire lathing supported upon furring embodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents one of the staples upon which the metallic lathing is supported. Fig. 3 represents the twisted wires of which the staple is formed, and Fig.

i represents a modified form of staple. Fig. 5 represents in elevation the supporting and retaining staples with the stiffening-wire and studding in sectional view. Similar letters refer to like parts in the different figures.

The object of my invention is to provide a support by which metallic lathing is held at the proper distance from the woodwork in order to afford an air-space between the woodwork and the plaster; and it consists in providing a series of staples of such form as will enable them to be firmly supported upon their bases andalso to receive a series of stiffeningwires upon which Referring to the drawings, A denotes the studding, upon which the furring is placed, and B denotes one of the staples of which the turring is composed. The staple B is made 5 of two wires twisted together at their central section 13, with the ends B of the wires separated and pointed. The wires are then bent into the form of a staple, as shown in Fig. 2, with the crown of the staple made concave to receive the stiffening-wires C. These staples have their pointed ends 13 driven a short distance into the studding A, and as the pointed ends B are separated they form a broad base upon which the staple is firmly supported 5 when the stiffening-wires C are drawn over them. The stiffening-wires G are held in position up on the su pporting-staples B by means at its ends. The retainingstaples D are then driven from the stiffening-wires C, beside each of the supportingstaples B, drawing the stiffeningwires firmly against the crown of the supporting-staples,

the strain of the retaining-sta ples D being received by the supporting-staples B within the rated prongs 13'', thereby causing the supporting-staples B to stand firmly upon their bases and prevent their being tipped over in any direction by the strain upon the stiffening-wires C. The metallic lathing F is then laid over the stiffening-wires and held thereon by retaining-staples G.

to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with metcllic lathing, of a series of supporting staples, said staples consisting of wires twisted at their central section, forming the crown of the staple and having the wires separated to form the legs of the staple, substantially as described.

2.7The within described staple forming a furring for metallic lathing and consisting of a pair of wires twisted at their central section and bent into a recessed crownto receive the stiffening wires, said twisted wires being separated at their ends to form the legs of the staple, substantially as described.

3. The combination with metallic lathing, of supporting staples consisting of a pair of wires twisted at their central section and bent into a recessed crown to receive the stiffen- What I claim as my invention, and'desire bases formed by the sepaing wires and being separated at their ends Dated atW0rcester,in the county of WVorcesto form the legs of the staple, stiffening Wires tei and State of Massachusetts; this 20th day 10 resting upon said staples and retaining staof July, 1891.

ples inclosing said stiifeningyvires and driven GE OR GE M ,RIGHT section of said supporting staples and Within \Vitnesses:

the base formed by the legs of said support- RUFUS B. FOWLER, ing staples, substantially as described. CHARLES F. SCHMELZ. 

